In a joint operation, the Rapid Response Team of the Forestry Commission and the Ghana Police Service have arrested two Chinese nationals and two Ghanaians for engaging in illegal mining within the Tano-Anwia Forest Reserve in the Aowin Municipality.
The operation done on Thursday, March 20 was prompted by investigative reports from JoyNews, which exposed ongoing mining activities in forest reserves despite the government’s intensified efforts to curb illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey.
During the raid, authorities seized two excavators and a pickup vehicle, which were being used for illegal mining activities.
The suspects have been taken into custody.
Read also: Forestry Commission arrests illegal miners in Tano Anwia Forest
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